Container for candy packages and the like



y 1935- D. BLACK El AL 2,000,158

CONTAINER FOR CANDY PACKAGES AND THE LIKE Original Filed June 11, 1932 gzi0rw iiifim Patented May 7, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CONTAINER FOR CANDY PACKAGES AND THE David Black, Newton, and James Reid,

4 Mass., assignors to H. D.

Inc., Cambridge, Mass chusetts Application June11, 1932, Serial No.

Braintree, Foss and Company,

., a corporation of Massa- Renewed July 27, 1934 4 Claims.

ports for a candy package which are designed to engage and support the package suspended completely from the surrounding walls of the container in a manner to allow relatively free circulation of air thereabout. In the preferred embodiment of the invention the corner supports are freely removable from the outer container, together with the package, in such a manner as to permit ready removal of the package from within the container without marring or otherwise injuring the package or without destruction of the outer container itself. To promote circulation of air about the suspended interior package, the container is provided with ventilating openings at opposite sides thereof and adjacent the top and bottom in such a manner as to normally facilitate a natural circulation of atmospheric air into, about and from the exterior container.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating the preferred form of the invention, Fig. 1 represents a perspective of the container with an interior candy package supported in dotted lines therein; Fig. 2 is an exterior view of the container, illustrating the relative location of the ventilating openings; and Fig. 3 is a detail illustrating one of the corner supports showing the type of construction.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, it will be observed that the container is in the form of a generally rectangular box H] of sufficient size to contain the usual candy package therein, with provision for circulation of air thereabout. This container in the illustrated form is provided with four tubular corner supports l2, each of which comprises a cardboard strip or the like l4 folded into generally triangular form and maintained in this form by a tab I6 engaging with a slot H. The base of the triangle is provided with a rectangular slot I9 to engage the corner of a candy box, the slot corresponding in height to that of the package in order that the latter may be firmly re- -ring or damage to the most tained against displacement within the outer container. These triangular corner, supports may be removable with the corners of the candy package, and the entire assembly readily slipped into the outer container. When in place the 5 over-all height of the corner supports corresponds to the interior height of the container, and with the cover placed thereonv movement or displacement of, the corner supports is prevented, the package being retained thereby in a suspended position with its sides, top and bottom completely removed from the corresponding portions of the outer container. Upon removal of the cover, the enclosed package is exposed and may be viewed or completely removed from the outer or shipping container by removal with the corner supports without marexpensive or delicate package.

Circulation of air about the suspended package is secured through the provision of one or H more openings 20 positioned adiacent the bottom at opposite sides of the container, and additional openings 22 provided in the top or cover of the container at opposite ends, these or equivalent openings serving to permit and facilitate a constant circulation of air completely about the interior package.

In actual practice we have found that the suspension of the candy package in a manner to insure circulation of air completely thereabout greatly enhances the keeping qualities in hot weather. Furthermore, this type of suspension protects a relatively expensive and fragile package against damage in shipment or transit, and also in storage prior to exhibition and sale.

The desirable aspects of this method of protecting and ventilating the package are not to be confused with the supporting of the package 0 interiorly of a shipping carton through the use of excelsior, waste paper and the like, all of which wholly fail to provide the necessary and desirable form of ventilation.

It will be evident to those skilled in the art that the present type of double container by virtue of which an inner package is supported in completely spaced relation to an outer closure, has many advantages from the point of view of its simplicity and relatively economical construction. The tubular corner supports may be readily inserted as a unit with the inner package into the outer closure, and when so assembled serve to completely support the inner package in spaced relation to the outer closure, regardless 55 inner package in spaced relationship is imp r tant and valuable, regardless of whether or not the outer support is ventilated or is otherwise constructed to insulate the contents of the inner package.

What is claimed is:

1. A container for candy packages or the like comprising a closure of generally rectangular outline supports positioned in the corners of a height corresponding to the interior of the closure, the corner supports being tubular and having slots in the walls adapted to engage the package, the slots corresponding substantially in height to that of the package to prevent dis placement of the latter and to maintain the package completely removed from the surrounding walls of the closure when assembled therein, the corner supports being readily removable together with the package from within the closure.

2. A support for the corners of rectangular candy packages or the like comprising a strip of flat sheet material folded into triangular form, joined at its ends by an integral tab and cooperating slot and arranged with a rectangular opening in an unfolded portion corresponding in height to that of the package to fit over a corner of the package and maintain the surfaces' of the package substantially free from engagement throughout their entirety.

3. A package container comprising an outer closure, and corner supports positioned therein of a height approximating that of the closure, each having the general form of an upstanding tube provided with a slot extending through the wall and spaced from both the top and bottom of the tube when positioned in the enclosure, the slot designed to receive and support the projecting corner of an inner package and maintain it in completely spaced relation to the walls of the outer closure.

4. A package container comprising an outer closure, and removable tubular supports positioned in'the corners and of a height approximating that of the interior of the closure, each corner support being provided with a supporting slot extending through the wall and spaced from opposite ends, the slots approximating the height of the inner package and being designed to receive and support the projecting corners of such a package and maintain it in completely spaced relation to the walls of the outer closure.

DAVID BLACK. JAMES REID. 

